Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 51.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Tuvalu, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Tuvalu is 51.98, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Tuvalu peaked at 51.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.09, in 1990.
That places Tuvalu 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.09 | — |
| 1991 | 28.52 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 29.11 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 29.89 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 30.74 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 31.64 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 32.51 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 33.35 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 34.16 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 34.93 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 35.67 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 36.41 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 37.16 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 38.02 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 38.95 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 39.88 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 40.79 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 41.69 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 42.55 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 43.35 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 44.09 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 44.77 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 45.4 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 46 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 46.56 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.1 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 47.64 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 48.24 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 48.9 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 49.62 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 50.38 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 51.19 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 51.98 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.29 | 28.09 | 34.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.45 | 35.67 | 43.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.83 | 44.09 | 49.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.18 | 50.38 | 51.98 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Tuvalu?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Tuvalu was 51.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 51.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.09 in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Tuvalu ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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